The Tesla Inc chief executive officer’s plans for the brand centre around fixing what he calls ‘free speech’ problems, but his complaints have relied heavily on the dog whistles of the extremely online segment of the political right. That has Black Twitter users, along with other minorities, worried that the floodgates are about to be swung open for harassment, abuse and more. — AFP
BlackPlanet? Tumblr? Or, God forbid – MySpace?
Those were some of the alternatives to Twitter floated by Black users contemplating leaving the social media platform following news that Elon Musk is buying it in a US$44bil (RM191.95bil) deal. The Tesla Inc chief executive officer’s plans for the brand centre around fixing what he calls “free speech” problems, but his complaints have relied heavily on the dog whistles of the extremely online segment of the political right. That has Black Twitter users, along with other minorities, worried that the floodgates are about to be swung open for harassment, abuse and more.
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